The decision comes a little over a month after Mac Miller — Ariana’s ex-boyfriend — unexpectedly died. His passing was a catalyst for the split, according to TMZ.

Sources close to the God Is A Woman singer and Pete, 24, said Ariana has been in a dark place since Mac’s apparent overdose. The tragic loss helped the pop singer to realize she wasn’t able to fully invest in a relationship with her new beau.

Rumors are swirling that Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson have decided to call off their engagement

Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande are said to have split after the pop star realized she wasn't committed full to the comic and had rushed things a bit

After Mac’s death, Ariana saw that she’d rushed into things by getting engaged after only a month.

Fans have had mixed reactions to the split. Some were unsurprised to see the fast-paced relationship come to an end while others were left completely gutted.

What happened with Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson?

Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson reportedly decided to end their relationship over the weekend. The pair were spotted together backstage during Saturday Night Live and, according to TMZ’s sources, were coupled up and kissing.

The death of Ariana’s ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, in September is thought to have played a big part in her decision to end her relationship with Pete. After the 26-year-old’s apparent overdose, Ariana realized she wasn’t able to fully commit to Pete and had rushed their romance.

Ariana and Pete moved in together in June. The pop star shared the news on her Instagram story, writing: ‘Us in our new apartment with no furniture, 1 speaker and red vines’ over a photo of SpongeBob Squarepants.

The apartment cost a reported $16 million (£12.1m). Ariana shelled out the cash for the apartment, Pete confirmed to GQ.

His only responsibility was to stock the refrigerator.

‘She’s like, “This is our house,” and I’m like, “You’re very nice for saying that. Thank you for letting me stay here”,’ he told the outlet.

Mac Miller's death is said to have helped Ariana Grande realize she and Pete Davidson rushed their relationship

Pete Davidson cover tattoo

Pete Davidson stepped out with one of his Ariana Grande tribute tattoos covered before rumors began swirling that he and the singer split on Sunday, causing a stir among their fan base.

The Saturday Night Live comedian was seen with a black heart where he once had Ariana’s bunny-ears logo tattooed beneath his left ear. Page Six reported that the heart had a small ‘A’ next to it, signalling that all was right between the two at the time.

Sources told the tabloid the heart matched one that Ariana had on her body, but didn’t say where hers was located.

Pete still has several other Ariana-themed tattoos, including her initials on his thumb. The alleged exes both got ‘reborn’ and ‘H2HKMO’ (Honest To God Knock Me Out) tattooed on themselves as well.

Ariana has a few Pete tributes of her own, including his initials on her ring finger and ‘8418’ — his deceased father’s FDNY badge number.

Ariana Grande Pete Davidson engaged

Pete Davidson confirmed his engagement to Ariana Grande on June 20, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

During the show, host Jimmy Fallon joked: ‘Now, you know you didn’t have to get engaged to Ariana Grande to come on our show, right?’

Ariana Grande and Mac Miller

Ariana Grande and Mac Miller’s relationship began in 2012. The pair teamed up for a cover of the Christmas song Baby It’s Cold Outside ahead of the holiday season.

She and Mac continued to spend time together and collaborated again in 2013 on her single, The Way.

Ariana told Billboard: ‘I cut my vocal on it, and then Mac and I had been hanging out for a while at that point, and I was like, “I really want you to feature on this record. What do you think?” And he said, “Sounds like a hit to me”!’

In April of that year, Mac told MTV News: ‘That’s the homie. She’s got a boyfriend and everything.’

After confirming their romance, Mac and Ariana teamed up on My Favorite Part on his album The Divine Feminine.

Of the song, Mac told People: ‘I wrote that love song before I saw her. We’re very good friends first and foremost.

‘We made that song and started becoming close again. It’s very dope and I like how that worked out.’

He continued: ‘We hung out for a long time and everything just happened organically. We love making music together — we do that always. But she’s my best friend in the world.’

Following the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, Mac was on the ground to welcome Ariana back home. He then cancelled several performances to be with her and when she was ready to make her return to the stage, Mac joined her.

The pair performed at One Love Manchester.

Mac celebrated Ariana once again in April 2018 when she released her single, No Tears Left to Cry.

He tweeted: ‘Very proud of this girl right here. Welcome back. We missed you. One of a kind.’

They split the following month. TMZ broke the news which Ariana later confirmed on Instagram.

She wrote: ‘This is one of my best friends in the whole world and favorite people on the planet.

‘I respect and adore him endlessly and am grateful to have him in my life in any form, at all times regardless of how our relationship changes or what the universe holds for each of us!’

She ended her message by saying: ‘Unconditional love is not selfish. It is wanting the best for someone even if at the moment, it’s not you.’

Not long after their split, Mac crashed his Mercedes G-Wagon in a drunk driving hit-and-run. Ariana responded to a troll blaming her for the incident, saying: ‘How absurd that you minimize female self-respect and self-worth by saying someone should stay in a toxic relationship because he wrote an album about them, which btw isn’t the case (just Cinderella is ab me).

‘I am not a babysitter or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be. I have cared for him and tried to support his sobriety and prayed for his balance for years (and always will of course) but shaming/blaming women for a man’s inability to keep his s*** together is a very major problem. Let’s please stop doing that.’

Days after Mac’s death, Ariana shared a video she took of him during their relationship. The pair appear to have been out to dinner during which the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native was sharing a story with her.

She captioned the video: ‘I adored you from the day I met you when I was nineteen and I always will. I can’t believe you aren’t here anymore. I really can’t wrap my head around it. We talked about this. So many times.

'I’m so mad, I’m so sad I don’t know what to do. You were my dearest friend. For so long. Above anything else. I’m so sorry I couldn’t fix or take your pain away. I really wanted to. The kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved. I hope you’re okay now. Rest.’